david walliams and matt lucas used blackface make—up in some of their sketches.our correspondent, andy moore. what are they saying? these are some of the latest programmes to be reassessed in the wake of the black wives matter protest. little britain from 2003-2008 wives matter protest. little britain from 2003—2008 have been removed from 2003—2008 have been removed from bbc iplayer, netflix, britbox and so has come fly with me. in near identical tweets, matt lucas said david and i have spoken publicly about regret about playing characters of other races in recent yea rs. playing characters of other races in recent years. it was wrong, we are sorry. society had changed, his own views have evolved. he said he would not black up, make jokes about tra nsvestites not black up, make jokes about transvestites now. he said there was no bad intent there, just wanting to show off what a diverse bunch of characters they could play. now saying it was lazy for white people to get a laugh by blacking up. it was an enormous hit back in 2003-2008, it is not the was an enormous

matt lucas have said david andi sitcom.wanted to there was no bad intent, he said, theyjust wanted to show there was no bad intent, he said, they just wanted to show the extent of the diversity of characters they could play but now he says it is rather lazy for white people to get laughs simply by playing black characters. it is 8:13am. good morning. it was the deadliest fire in recent british history, killing 72 people, leading to serious questions being asked about the safety of tower blocks. back then, the grenfell community pulled together to get through the disaster, and now exactly three years on, survivors are coming together once more to help nhs workers and vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic, as our correspondent ayesha buksh reports. three years on from the grenfell tower fire, this vibrant west london community is much quieter than usual and the trauma and grief of so many who lost loved ones, friends and neighbours, has been deepened by the anxiety and isolation of coronavirus. this man lost six m

remembering the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire in london three years ago matt lucas andavid walliams apologise for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series little britain. tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals demand limits on numbers. let's the latest sports news with jane. good morning. we start with golf. it'll be a tense final day in texas as the pga tour gets underway. england's justin rose and northern ireland's rory mcilroy are both in contention for the charles schwab challenge. they're three shots behind the leader american xander schauffele, going into the fourth round. however, rose could have been in a far better position. he had a double bogey at the fifth and then two bogeys on his back nine. both he and mcilroy are on 10 under. rory says it"s good but strange to be back. rory says it's good but strange to be back. it's funny. i feel for a saturday afternoon, being in contention, pga tour, i feel sort of weird out there. the first couple of days it was fine but definitely today, it's feeling strange and i'm sure t

matt lucas and david walliams apologise for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series littlein. tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals demand limits on numbers. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. our top story — there has been another night of unrest in the united states following the killing of another black man, rayshard brooks, by police in the city of atlanta. protesters blocked a major road and set fire to a drive— through restaurant where the killing of rayshard brooks took place on friday. one of the two white police officers involved has been sacked, and atla nta's police chief has resigned. atlanta is one of many us cities to have seen protests since the killing last month of george floyd by police in minneapolis. cctv footage of the incident shows mr brooks fleeing on foot from police after a scuffle with officers in the restaurant car park. local investigators claim that mr brooks had failed an alcohol test, and obtai

matt lucas and david walliams apologise for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series littlein. tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals demand limits on numbers. now on bbc news, after professional sport in north america shut down in mid—march, bbc sport looks at how the four major leagues intend to resume playing during the coronavirus pandemic. i miss the passion of being in the stadium watching the players, how they interact with the fans. when it comes back to sports, i willjust connect about just those moments. it provides an escape from reality. sports is the spinal cord for us in this country. this is a country that's completely obsessed with the game. i think it's such a big part of our life. i mean, it's one of the pillars that our societies kind of stand on. on 11th march 2020, the nba shut down its playing operation. rudy gobert of the utahjazz had tested positive for covid—i9. the nhl swiftly followed suit, as the lights went down on live sport in north america's major leagues. for a lot of people, it just wasn't real. people could

matt. and representative frank lucas. tom cole. he's done an incredible job. mark wayne mullly. you don't want to fight with him. i want to put him and jim jordan in a match together. kevin hearn. the great jim jordan. elis estefanik. lee zell den. these are great warriors. during the fake impeachment trial, there was nobody that could have done the job they have done. that includes the senate and the house. these people are incredible. a great friend of mine, debbie lesko, arizona. great job, debbie. and a man who has got very good genes, greg pence. thank you all. great job. they are warriors. i'll tell you what. not he person is. but this group is. we have a lot of them in washington. we'll send jim inhofe back, and all of them. they have been fighting for us and they have been fighting for you. they are incredible, talented tough, strong people. and they love your state a lot. so thank you very much. so we built the greatest single economy in the world. and then we say not only the world, but actually in the history of the world they may never even challenge you. we did it.

matt. and representatives frank lucas, tom cole, he's done an incredible job, mark wayne, you don't want to fight with him. i want to put them and jim jordan in a match together. kevin hearn. great job today, kevin. the great jim jordan, jim jordan. e lirks se, stefenik. lee zeldin. tom emmer. these are warriors. these are great warriors. during the fake impeachment trial, there was nobody that could have done the job they have done. that includes the senate and the house. these people are incredible. david. a great friend of mine, debbie lesko, arizona. great job, debbie. and a man who's got very good ge nerks s, greg pence. -- got very good genes, greg pence. we have a lot of them in washington. we'll send jim inhofe back. and we'll send every one of them. they have to come back because they are fighting for us and they are fighting for you. they are talented, strong, tough people of and they love your state a lot. so thank you very much. so we built the greatest economy in the world. and then we say not only the world. but in the history of the world. we did the. we had the best numbers

matt finn in minneapolis, aisha huffny in new york, lucas tomlinson in washington, d.c.s where we begin. hi, lucas. >> reporter: hi, leland. it's been very peaceful here in the nation's capital as thousands descend here on lafayette square. they're expecting the largest crowd in the more than ten days of protests nationwide. >> we anticipate numbers that are larger than any of the numbers that we've seen to this point. the critical thing for us are insuring that the city is safe when we have lives gathering outside of the public health issues is to insure that we don't have people who are going to be inclined to be involved in bad behavior. so that's more of our focus than the actual numbers. >> reporter: the mood here is also festive. music is playing as the st. john's church, what a contrast to monday night when the nursery was destroyed in a fire. mayor muriel bowser says she wants all u.s. troops to go home. defense secretary esper says he's obliged to order all remaining police to return home to fort bragg and fort drumm. so far we've not seen a large police or mili

matt, thank you. key senate committee is calling on pentagon to strip the name of confederate soldiers from army bases but president trump is not onboard with the idea. lucas tomlinson live at the pentagon with more. lucas. reporter: jon and west point address president trump made no direct mention of changing those names but said the flolings. following. >> what is made america unique is durability against passionings and prejudices of the moment. when times are turbulent when the road is rough, what matters most is that which is permanent. >> in 2015 calls for army to change names. army brass refused. but today they now say they're open to changing name of ten army bases named after confederate generalling including fort bragg to special joint command and special mission units 75th ranger delta force and seal team 6. the base is named after confederate bragg who lost a battle of chattanooga in georgia fort gordon named after john brown gordon head of the ku klux klan and robert e. lee trusted officers at west point president trump has shades of the george washington farewell address. >> we are restoring the fundamental principles that job of american sol

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